Did even a phony like Randall Terry "wriggle" into the spotlight recently when he exploited the hapless Schiavo family?. From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
Maybe the word wriggle, or struggle?. From Wordnik.com. [asphyxiation – a breathtaking experience | My[confined]Space] Reference
Miss Bartlett gave a kind of wriggle, and he prepared for a discussion. From Wordnik.com. [A Room with a View] Reference
I feel a conviction that it is somehow connected with Glacial destruction, but I cannot "wriggle" comfortably at all on the subject. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
He stopped and watched her wriggle away from her seat. From Wordnik.com. [Blueberries] Reference
Willa rewarded his efforts with a wriggle of interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
Squirm and wriggle as he would, Jake couldn't escape now. From Wordnik.com. [A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods] Reference
All the time Kris tried to wriggle free of his ties, but could not. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference
It was only a desperate, convulsive, aimless wriggle that freed him. From Wordnik.com. ["Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character] Reference
There Mukna was held for a moment, so that he could not wriggle away. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference
Judith gave an impatient wriggle, but it was Patricia again who spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Pat at School] Reference
Some use children known as snake boys to wriggle into the smallest holes. From Wordnik.com. [THE DARK SIDE: DEAD FOR DOLLARS] Reference
But the otter managed to wriggle from under him, and escaped out of the door. From Wordnik.com. [Thirty Indian Legends] Reference
She doesn't smirk, she doesn't wriggle, she doesn't look around at the cameras. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Treatment] Reference
"The Turks are going to wriggle all the way," predicts the diplomat close to Ecevit. From Wordnik.com. [The Turkish Dilemma] Reference
"Miaou!" he cried sadly, and then he gave a wriggle, and another one, and got loose. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island] Reference
Mr. Jenkins was trying to wriggle free of two linemen when he reached to make a tackle. From Wordnik.com. [He's the Jets' Immovable Object] Reference
At last, abandoning the attempt, he began to wriggle back towards the stern of the canoe. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
One particular area where maggots have found wriggle room is in the cleaning of leg ulcers. From Wordnik.com. [Maggots: Much-maligned, but medically helpful] Reference
The jackals will wriggle through and over the wall of trees like snakes through tall grass. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades] Reference
And since snakes are secretive animals, some are eager to wriggle into their darkened crates. From Wordnik.com. [Wildlife: Wrapping Up Reptiles] Reference
He had been in tight places before, and had always managed to wriggle out by some means or other. From Wordnik.com. [Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold] Reference
Then he attacked Koshchei, who struggled hard, but wriggle about as he might he had to die at last. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
Wilholm attempted to hurl Zsa Zsa at Wims but found to his surprise he could only wriggle his fingers. From Wordnik.com. [I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon] Reference
First, precisely determine your requirements and time frames -- any wriggle room and things fall apart. From Wordnik.com. [How To Find And Vet Temporary Tech Talent] Reference
It was natural for Uriah Heep to wriggle like an eel, but that did not make it any the less detestable. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
"I-- I'm so glad!" she murmured, eyes still down, and trying ever so faintly to wriggle her hand out of his. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Day at Poketown] Reference
"Climbin 'too high, an' gettin 'fixed so as he couldn't wriggle out again either up or down?" suggested Rube. From Wordnik.com. [Kiddie the Scout] Reference
After anxious minutes, the hefty statesman had to climb a ladder and wriggle through a narrow hatch onto the roof. From Wordnik.com. [This Fair Could Flop] Reference
Akela, and the Cubs gave a wriggle of satisfaction, and prepared to take that mighty journey with the greatest ease. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light] Reference
But midway through "" Serenade, '' Walter dreams up a riff on Balanchine that involves an inventive wriggle of the hips. From Wordnik.com. [View From A Doll's House] Reference
ITI sued Arafat's government when it failed to pay up, and in a bid to wriggle out of the debt, Rashid pleaded incompetence. From Wordnik.com. [Can Arafat Make The Wye Accord Stick?] Reference
My friend in the corner had made his way to the base of the toilet and managed to wriggle under where it is bolted to the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Jimmy Row] Reference
He shifted from side to side as if M. Godin's glance had pierced him like a rapier, and he were trying vainly to wriggle off of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
Watchdogs: Foreign firms did wriggle free of rules meant to ensure that company boards are monitoring the numbers put out by their CEOs. From Wordnik.com. [Living By Uncle Sam's Rules] Reference
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